Broken and Bruised

I am broken

I am bruised

I am battered

I am restoring

In my pain I have been broken

In my hurt I have been bruised

In my heart I have been battered

In my healing I am being restored

I started off as a piece of dust

And through my trials and pain

I am being restored into a pearl

A beautiful shining white pearl

Jo Anne Kennedy

August 2008